Teenage girl dies by drowning in river while rescuing a child in Nakla, Sherpur

On the afternoon of Friday, August 28, 2026, 14-year-old Lamia Akter drowned in the Mrigi River in Char Madhua village, Nakla, Sherpur, while attempting to rescue a child named Sijda. Although the child was successfully saved, Lamia perished, while her twin sister Samia Akter was rescued and hospitalized for treatment.